thing that ever happened to me. I never understood why she left me. I mean, sure I robbed 15 banks and 50% of my money was robbed, but that never seemed to bother her. I guess it did. All I know is I’m alone in this huge world living in a junk town in Cleveland. Although getting passed the border without a passport was easier than I thought it would. It was hard don’t get me wrong, but it wasn’t impossible. As I look back to when I moved to America illegally all I see is Maria and her beautiful face. It was 1995 and afternoon the day I actually crossed the border. I was traveling from Mexico City. It was torture walking for 24 days on foot and I couldn’t drive a car because the police were looking for me. Who wouldn’t, I’m on the most wanted list in Mexico. The weather was like a steaming fajita and I could barely feel my feet as I dragged on. I can still hear the police sirens in my head as I got closer and closer to the border. When I finally reached it the time was around 6:00 p.m. and it wasn’t any colder out. I travelled with a duffel bag filled with $50k for food and other living purposes. I needed that money so I could make a living before I got a job. I used the money to get a taxi and take a flight all the way to Cleveland, Ohio. ✥ ✥ ✥ “ER, ER, ER!” It was 5:45 as my alarm clock went off signaling it was time for work. Working on buildings and fixing roads isn’t so bad after you get over the fact that I only…
tragic hero in the show, Blacklist, because of her past, job that revolves around Raymond Reddington, and for her always forgiving Reddington. If either of those elements were different, she would most likely not be a tragic hero. Elizabeth Keen, known as Liz, had an unusual childhood, and her upbringing connects to why she is the way that she is. In the beginning of the show, Liz, believed that she had a mostly normal childhood for the exception of being adopted. Raymond Reddington—Red—…
Jason a man of dreams and hope for everyone. Jason went to Africa not looking really for anything, but that all changed when he went to Uganda. Jason went to Uganda and he lived with the kids and he saw what they going through and he wanted to help. He wanted to help find a voice to the kids who didn't seem to have one. He wanted to help some kids come out of a war that was going on in uganda. This war was lead by a man named Joseph Kony and he is believed to be a terrible man. Joseph Kony…
Human Rights Act is a document that was drafted in a time of global crisis. Article 5 is defined as a ban on torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment. While this document was created to combat torturous acts, unfortunately they have been repeated through history, ranging on a small scale to a global crisis. Society will continue to repeat acts of torture if they do not find a way to global peace. When Nazi Germany unleashed its cruelty onto the Jewish race, their methods…
to fighting crime and enacting laws. He quickly became frustrated and tired of borrowing Secret Service and not having any investigators of his own, so he went straight to congress. In 1908, after a battle with congress and a strict ban on borrowing anyone from the Secret Service, Bonaparte knew that he had to create his own department, his own crew of specialized investigators, so he did just that (FBI History, 2016). According to FBI History…
He then joined the Winter Hill Gang. He advanced in reputation with the gang quickly. Bulger was a cold, merciless cunning mobster who carried out many murders and placed hits on others. Howie winter stated “Bulger could teach the Devil tricks. In 1979 Whitey bulger had gained infamy and was a preeminent figure in organized crime in Boston. The same year Howie Winter was arrested along with many of the higher ups of the gang for fixing horse races. Bulger and his partner Stephen Flemmi assumed…
Black Mass, directed by Scott Cooper, tells the true story of James “Whitey” Bulger, an organized crime boss of the Boston Irish Mob crew known as the Winter Hill Gang. Following the story from the New York Times best-selling book by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill, the movie recounts the events from 1975 when Whitey was a small-time gangster, up to his eventual capture in 2011, ending his 12 year streak on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. The movie stars Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger…
Clinton pardoned Glencore’s founder crimes (TV) It is possible that in the next weeks two of the largest mining companies in Colombia merge: Glencore y Xstrata. If they merge, they would take advantage of coal not only in a third of the Cerrejon mine, but also in La Jagua de Ibirico and Calenturitas in Cesar, Colombia Marc Rich and Co. founder, corporation that later became Glencore, Marc Rich, was in the Ten Most Wanted listed of the FBI. In 1984 Rudolf Giuliani, ex New York mayor, who then was…
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the primary objective of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to generate information of crime statistics toward a data collection system in an annual publication. For example, it lists ten most wanted men in America are Eduardo Ravelo, Alexis Flores, Yaser Abdel Said, Walter Yovany Gomez, Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, Luis Macedo, Jason Derek Brown, Robert William Fisher, William Bradford Bishop JR., and Robert Francis Van Wisse. These…
On October 6th, 2016, I had the pleasure of hearing from one of the most unapologetic and influential woman in African American history. She spoke with so much passion and delicacy that the audience stayed engaged. Davis did not only share her story, but also provided this generation with advice and information that will remember for a lifetime. Through being in awe that I was in the same room as Angela Davis, I managed to jot down some notes about her story and additional information about the…